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OH HB341
Bill
Status
10/29/2009
Primary Sponsor
Tyrone Yates
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AI Summary
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Creates the 13-member Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board comprised of the director of agriculture (chairperson), 10 governor-appointed members (with senate consent), and one member each appointed by the speaker of the house and president of the senate.
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Board must adopt rules establishing standards for livestock and poultry care within 90 days, considering agricultural best practices, biosecurity, disease prevention, food safety, and protection of local food supplies.
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Rules must prohibit within 5 years: confining egg-laying hens in cages preventing wing spreading, confining pregnant pigs in gestation crates preventing movement or turning, and confining veal calves in crates preventing lying down or turning around freely.
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Department of agriculture shall provide technical and staffing assistance to the board and administer enforcement of adopted standards.
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Board members serve three-year terms without compensation but receive reimbursement for actual expenses; no more than seven members may be from the same political party at any time.
Legislative Description
To create the Livestock Care Standards Board and to require the Board to adopt rules that establish standards of care for livestock and poultry, including rules that prohibit specified practices.
Livestock Care Standards Board-standards of care for poultry & livestock
Last Action
To Agriculture & Natural Resources
10/29/2009